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Definition of Massiness
1. n. The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.
Definition of Massiness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Massiness
1. [n -ES]
Literary usage of Massiness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays on the Picturesque, as Compared with the Sublime and the Beautiful by Uvedale Price (1810)
"Mr. Burke observes, that the sublime in building requires solidity, and even
massiness; and in my idea, no single cause acts so powerfully, ..."
2. The Methodist Review (1882)
"There is a massiness in the periods and paragraphs of Dorner that creates in the
reader's mind the idea of a massiness in the man. ..."
3. Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle Fields, and Scenes by William Howitt (1842)
"So spoke the great oracle of his age, who carried a tolerable share of "massiness
and solidity" about with him in his own person, and therefore had a ..."
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